Clip lock visor

• US 6,669,262 B1
• Filed: 12/06/2001
• Issued: 12/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grupo Antolin North America Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crotty Corporation
• Inventors: Snyder, Glenn, Crotty, Willard E. III, Tom, Mark, Hobson, James (Jud)
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, KIRAN B
• Application Number:
  US10/010,137
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.1, 296/97.5, 296/97.9, 296/97.8, 296/97.12, 2 1/0, 2 1/2, 29/91, 29/911, 29/917, 29/916, 527/163
• US Class Current: 296/97.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0278 structure of the body B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence

Abstract

A sun visor, which generally includes a foundation which may be folded unto itself to form two foundation halves, and an upholstery cover disposed over the foundation, the foundation halves include connecting elements which engage one another to secure the foundation halves together. Additionally, a frame member may be disposed between the folded foundation halves, the frame member including connecting elements which engage corresponding connecting elements of the foundation halves to secure the foundation halves to the frame member. The foundation halves include a liner board and a bead member section. The bead member section is secured to the outer edge of the liner board with a liner board interlocking mechanism which prevents the liner board and the bead member section from separating. A cover retention assembly is associated with each of the foundation halves and engages the ends of the upholstery cover to secure the cover to the sun visor foundation.

Claims

1. A sun visor comprising:

a foundation including two foundation halves, said foundation halves each including a liner board and a bead member section;

a liner board interlocking mechanism cooperatively joining said liner board to said bead member section;

a cover; and

a cover retention assembly that secures said cover to said foundation.

2. The sun visor of claim 1, wherein said retention assembly comprises two retention members, one said retention member located on each said bead member section.

3. The sun visor of claim 2, wherein said retention members include a pair of walls, one of said walls having at least one barb formed thereon, said cover captured between said walls.

4. The sun visor of claim 1, wherein said bead member sections cooperate to define a rounded edge of said sun visor.

5. The sun visor of claim 1, wherein each of said bead member sections includes a flat portion and a rounded edge joined by a stepped portion.

6. The sun visor of claim 5, wherein said stepped portion is sized to provide a space between said flat portion and said rounded edge to accommodate the thickness of said liner board.

7. A sun visor comprising:

a foundation including two foundation halves, said foundation halves each including a liner board and a bead member section; and

a liner board interlocking mechanism cooperatively joining said liner board to said bead member section.

8. A sun visor comprising:

a foundation including two foundation halves, said foundation halves each including a liner board and a connecting member disposed proximate an edge of said liner board, said connecting members of each foundation half being secured together;

a cover; and

a cover retention assembly that secures said cover to said foundation.

9. The sun visor of claim 8, further including a liner board interlocking mechanism cooperatively joining said liner board to said connecting member.

10. The sun visor of claim 8, wherein said connecting member is a bead member section, said bead member sections cooperating to define a rounded edge of said sun visor.